Assessment of the man in the infertile couple

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BACKGROUND: Among couples consulting for infertility, there is a male component, either alone or associated with a female aetiology in around one in 2 cases.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: Bibliographic search in PubMed using the keywords "male infertility", "diagnosis", "management" and "evaluation" limited to clinical articles in English and French prior to 1/01/2023.

RESULTS: The AFU recommends: (1) a complete medical history including: family history, patient history affecting fertility, lifestyle habits (toxicity), treatments, symptoms, sexual dysfunctions; (2) a physical examination including: BMI, signs of hypogonadism, secondary sexual characteristics, scrotal examination (volume and consistency of testes, vas deferens, epididymal or testicular nodules, presence of varicocele); (3) two spermograms, if abnormal on the first; (4) a systematic scrotal ultrasound,± an endorectal ultrasound depending on the clinic; (5) a hormonal work-up (testosterone, FSH; if testosterone is low: LH assay to differentiate between central or peripheral hypogonadism); (6) karyotype if sperm concentration≤10 million/mL; (7) evaluation of Y chromosome microdeletions if concentration≤1 million/mL; (8) evaluation of the CFTR gene in cases of suspected bilateral or unilateral agenesis of the vas deferens and seminal vesicles. The role and usefulness of direct and indirect tests to assess the effects of oxidative stress on sperm DNA will also be explained.

CONCLUSION: This review complements and updates the AFU/SALF 2021 recommendations.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:33

Enthalten in:

Progres en urologie : journal de l'Association francaise d'urologie et de la Societe francaise d'urologie - 33(2023), 13 vom: 17. Nov., Seite 588-612

Sprache:

Französisch

Weiterer Titel:

Évaluation de l’homme du couple infertile

Beteiligte Personen:

Faix, A [VerfasserIn]
Methorst, C [VerfasserIn]
Lamazou, F [VerfasserIn]
Vialard, F [VerfasserIn]
Huyghe, E [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

3XMK78S47O
Agénésie déférentielle
Azoospermia
Azoospermie
CFTR
Caryotype
Chomosome Y microdeletions
DNA fragmentation
Deferential agenesis
English Abstract
Fragmentation de l’ADN
France genomics 2025 plan
Infertilité masculine
Journal Article
Karyotype
Male infertility
Microdélétions du chomosome Y
Plan France génomique 2025
Review
Testosterone
Varicocèle
Varicocele

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 29.11.2023

Date Revised 29.11.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.purol.2023.09.027

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM365040886